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William Tyndale School, Sebbon Street, London N1
moonrising
last updated on 21-02-2009:
Tucked away behind the Town Hall in a school car park, it’s easy not to be aware of this market. Which is a real shame! It runs every Sunday, with a really good range of stalls selling fresh produce. Though some of it is ‘luxury’, there’s lots that’s really good value. Most of the cuts of meat would be a treat for me, but I got a fabulous deal on fruit. I’d picked up a bag of apples, thinking it was £3, and was surprised to be asked for £1.50. It turned out it was £3 for 3 bags… I got 2 bags of apples and 1 of pears. Big bags too… of various varieties. I’m especially enjoying some Cox’s Orange Pippens. Haven’t had those for years!
They also have a selection of stalls selling tempting breads, savouries and cakes. Or I could have got some cider, a burger, or goats cheese flavoured in various delicious ways… Stalls vary from week to week.
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Davie St 560, Vancouver
moonrising
last updated on 18-02-2009:
This place was on my list of things to do on my second trip to Vancouver, having somehow stumbled on their rather intriguing website. You see, their selling point is bad service… Go along and you can expect to be told to get your own (tap) water and be generally abused by the waiters. I was a little scared… Especially as no-one else fancied it and I ended up going alone!
Once I finally found it (It’s on a long street… note its near to the junction of Davie and Seymour Streets), it turned out to be a fairly normal looking café, give or take a selection of autographed pictures on the walls. Did I get a tongue lashing? Well, actually no… maybe they picked up I was nervous or something, but they were fine. I even asked for them to do one of their regular burgers without mushrooms (since I’m allergic) and they did it without a murmur. The ‘worst’ of their ‘attitude’ I got was when they brought out my root beer float, followed significantly by the half-empty root beer can so I could top it up myself… I was in at a quiet time, mostly single folks in, and I think a party over the other side was getting some banter, but I was too far away to hear. Maybe they pick on the groups…
Anyway, the food was good. The burger tasted home made, and with fillings ended up looking about a foot tall tall! I did have a brief not too hopeful try at biting it, but sure enough I resorted to eating with knife and fork! I also had hash browns, which were nice, though a little singed. All in all, good tasty stuff. They do stuff like burgers, sandwiches, omelettes, pancakes and cooked breakfasts. If you don’t finish your food, you are expected to give a donation to a local AIDs charity. I did, but gave a donation anyway!
So… not for you if you are going to be offended by being asked to re-fill your coffee yourself at the pot. Or if you don’t like camp waiters… Otherwise, the food is good enough to justify a visit. Maybe take a crowd of friends and you might just get some laughs as well.
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Essex Road, London N1
moonrising
last updated on 01-06-2008:
(updated on 17-02-2009)
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A new Banksy, on the side of a chemists, painted only a few months ago! It shows three kids in an American style pledge of allegiance scene around a flag pole. Their ‘flag’ is a Tesco plastic carrier bag. It’s classic Banksy: kids, humour, stencil art… even the way he fits the art into the environment. The ‘flag pole’ is actually some ducting for electric cables.
Sad to say by the time I’ve heard about this and got to see it, it’s already no longer mint. However it’s quite interesting to see the evidence of an interesting story going on! On the one hand the lower part of the painting has been protected with Perspex. Always a shame in some ways, but also evidence that the building owner wants to look after it. On the other hand sadly someone has painted over the Tesco bag, though it’s still visible. There also seems to have been some paint splashed onto the Perspex. Was it a secret raid by Tesco? Someone who didn’t like Banksy? Or someone who didn’t like Tesco and didn’t get the joke…
Incidentally a new Tesco Express has opened down the road, making two on that road.
Anyway, great to see Banksy back at work in the area. Now I have to get down to the Cans Festival…
====Update======
Correcting mistake in update… A few changes have happened! Firstly the bag was touched up and perspex put over. Then someone dropped in a 'speech bubble’ on cardboard (behind the perspex), saying 'God save our banksy’ (Rather clever in credit crunch time…). Recently this disapeared… only to be replaced by another saying 'God save our Baraksy’. Love it! LOL
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Richmond Centre, 6551 No. 3 Road, V6Y 2B6 Richmond
moonrising
last updated on 16-02-2009:
Yes, they have the equivalent of pound shops in Canada… It’s a few years back, so I’ll admit to straining to remember what they had in here. Just as varied as a UK pound shop… One thing I did get, to carry with me as part of my ‘safety kit’ when doing the Grouse Grind trail, was a plastic rain poncho. What makes it special is it has Canadian red maple leaves printed on it. How camp is that? Definitely worth stopping by.
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Richmond Centre, 6551 No. 3 Road, V6Y 2B6 Richmond
moonrising
last updated on 16-02-2009:
One of my favourites on the food court in the Richmond Centre. They sell Chinese canteen style: you choose a selection from dishes of hot food ready at the counter. Service is quick and helpful. Prices are cheap, portions very generous, and the food is tasty. It’s a while back now, but I remember very much enjoying tofu, vegetables (which still had bite), noodles and satay chicken. Not fine dining, but a great place for a quick and tasty meal.
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